Kevin Darley will was having his appeal against a 10-day ban heard at the Jockey Club today.

He was hit with the suspension for not riding out for third place on Meaningful at Ayr.

Darley partnered the Mark Johnston-trained colt in a five-runner juvenile maiden and was found guilty of easing down before the line when beaten a short head into fourth.

His suspension, the minimum punishment for the offence, currently rules him out this weekend's King George meeting, Glorious Goodwood and the ride on Attraction in the Prix d'Astarte at Deauville on July 31.